HIST 2650 - [Ancient Greece from Helen to Alexander]

(crosslisted) CLASS 2675
(HB) (HA-AS)

Fall. Next offered 2017-2018. 4 credits.

B. Strauss.

An introduction to ancient Greek history from the era of the Trojan War to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Topics include the rise and fall of the Greek city-state, the invention of politics, democracy, warfare, women and the family. Course readings are in classical texts and modern scholarship.